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The Real iPad Review

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Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by oostevo »

tptacek wrote: post #8

I took a moment to break down all the individual criticisms of the iPad in the article: 1. The OS's interface is "linear". 2. There's no multitasking 3. There's no accessible filesystem. 4. There's no camera. 5. The screen gets smudgey. 6. It doesn't come with a screen cleaner. 7. The speakers aren't loud enough. 8. It's "not portable". 9. It's hard to read in direct sunlight. 10. You can't get it wet. 11. It has too…

I have an Apple store right next to my house, so I stopped by today to play with an iPad.

He's right about the smudgey screen -- though supposedly both the iPad and iPhone have oleophobic screens, the iPad was noticeably worse than the iPhone.

Granted, several thousand fingers running over it for 16 hours a day probably wasn't the intended use case.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by tptacek »

oostevo wrote: post #11
tptacek wrote: post #8

I took a moment to break down all the individual criticisms of the iPad in the article: 1. The OS's interface is "linear". 2. There's no multitasking 3. There's no accessible filesystem. 4. There's no camera. 5. The screen gets smudgey. 6. It doesn't come with a screen cleaner. 7. The speakers aren't loud enough. 8. It's "not portable". 9. It's hard to read in direct sunlight. 10. You can't get it wet. 11. It has too…

I have an Apple store right next to my house, so I stopped by today to play with an iPad. He's right about the smudgey screen -- though supposedly both the iPad and iPhone have oleophobic screens, the iPad was noticeably worse than the iPhone. Granted, several thousand fingers running over it for 16 hours a day probably wasn't the intended use case.

It's true that you'd only know about (5) if you'd ever owned, used, or read much about an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Every iPhone I've ever seen has been smudgey.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by adamkmiec »

jcromartie wrote: post #4

This is ridiculous. Let's just deconstruct it: "Do you like a linear approach for doing things? If so, the iPad is perfect for you." I can already feel the condescension. "Everything about the iPad interface is linear. Every desired final action is accomplished through a series of taps." As opposed to what, chords? Those are the only non-linear interface I know of... otherwise most inputs are processed sequentially i…

You can't multi-task between apps. For example right now I'm typing to you via Chrome, but I also have Tweetdeck up and seeing the other iPad chatter. You can't do that on an iPhone or an iPad. BTW, I also have southpark running in another tab :)

Linear is just that...linear. Although I guess what I'm getting at is there is no alternative means for doing things. For example on my Macbook Pro I can launch a PDF by double clicking on it, right clicking and choosing open, dragging it to Acrobat, etc. I have multiple options. With the iPad OS you are limited.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by adamkmiec »

jsz0 wrote: post #7
viraptor wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that by linear he means there's only one way to get there - that exact sequence. You cannot get there via a custom bookmark, or from another application that somehow links to the book, or by having many instances open with different books and by app switching. That said - I don't know if that's true, but that's how I understood him. This way it kind of makes sense to complain about linear approach. Can anyone…

You can search and open different things with spotlight.

Yes, you can...when it works.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by adamkmiec »

jcromartie wrote: post #6
viraptor wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that by linear he means there's only one way to get there - that exact sequence. You cannot get there via a custom bookmark, or from another application that somehow links to the book, or by having many instances open with different books and by app switching. That said - I don't know if that's true, but that's how I understood him. This way it kind of makes sense to complain about linear approach. Can anyone…

Even if it's what he was saying, the OS supports custom URL schemas for just this purpose. I used custom URLs to jump to records in our app from other places in the system. Granted, it's not a quick keystroke or an on-screen quick-launch bar, but it works.

And it requires you to build it into the app.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by adamkmiec »

tptacek wrote: post #8

I took a moment to break down all the individual criticisms of the iPad in the article: 1. The OS's interface is "linear". 2. There's no multitasking 3. There's no accessible filesystem. 4. There's no camera. 5. The screen gets smudgey. 6. It doesn't come with a screen cleaner. 7. The speakers aren't loud enough. 8. It's "not portable". 9. It's hard to read in direct sunlight. 10. You can't get it wet. 11. It has too…

I think you're missing my biggest gripe: it isn't game changing and solves no consumer problem.

Re: The Real iPad Review

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Post by adamkmiec »

Qz wrote: post #10
potatolicious wrote: post #3

To save you all some time, the author hasn't really raised anything a bajillion other people haven't raised. Well, he does bring up something most others haven't: he insinuates that iPad users have the computing needs of a 3 year-old.

No no no -- he said that 3 year-olds have the computing needs of an iPad. It's an important distinction.

Exactly. You said it better than I did.
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